A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces acquired between 1993 - 1997

acquired between 1993 - 1997 and then by descent

She later donated a collection of those antique beads to the British Museum

Dimensions: US ring size 7 1/4 (UK=O 1/2)

Darwin2003 The Colours of Mina Mina

or blocks of tuff for the superstructure

A Roman Bronze Figure of Lar, ca. 1st - 3rd century CE Jewelry - Necklaces acquired between 1993 - 1997Solid cast bronze figure of Lar, depicted with his right leg advanced, wearing boots, a short tunic pinned at the shoulders, and a mantle tied around his waist with the skirt and ties billowing behind. His head is slightly downturned to his right and his short, wavy locks are upswept. Lares were guardian deities in ancient Roman religion. Their origin is uncertain; they may have been hero ancestors, guardians of the hearth, fields, boundaries, or